Being a mother is the hardest job in the world. Being a mom to my two amazing boys at home, while missing my son who died, is even more challenging. As Mother’s Day approaches, I’m reminded again of his loss but also of the beautiful ways in which he continues to inspire me. This year, […] Read more…
One of my sweetest and most comforting joys since our son Zack died has been sharing his story of bravery, perseverance and courage. Talking about Zack’s short but meaningful life with strangers, reminds me that his legacy lives on through those stories that can inspire and connect me with other families who may also have […] Read more…
Do you have a SickKids story? We do. We’ve seen the miracles, first hand, that take place within those walls at SickKids. We were given the gift of 3 years with our child, when the odds were against him from the start. Not nearly enough, but we may never have known how truly amazing he […] Read more…
After losing a child, it’s not difficult to believe that we would find the holidays really tough. We can’t buy our Zack any gifts or celebrate the joy of the holidays with all three of our boys and it truly makes Christmas really tough each year. We hold onto the sweet memories of our three […] Read more…
We did it! For the fourth year in a row, Paul and I walked the full 20km…but this time the boys joined us! I really thought that we might only do 10km this year, for a few different reasons (mostly that we didn’t have anyone to hang with the kids when they pooped out at […] Read more…
Not going to lie….I was sweating a bit when the calendar turned to September and I had yet to start our Walk for SickKids fundraising efforts. This is our fourth year walking 20km (the kids walk 10km) in The Great Camp Adventure Walk to honour our son Zack, who died 5 and a half years ago. The reasons that we […] Read more…
The day Zack was born and we were aware of his urgent cardiac needs, we spent the night at our local hospital begging for a room in Toronto. The Cardiac NICU team told us that there were no rooms at SickKids and made us aware that our other options were London, Hamilton or Montreal! We […] Read more…
February is Heart Month and there is no better month to raise awareness for Congential Heart Defects and for the Labatt Family Heart Centre at SickKids. It is no secret that my family loves SickKids Hospital in Toronto for all that it did for our son Zack. When Zack was first born, he was diagnosed […] Read more…
Like many other kids, my boys are back to school this morning and back to the regular routine that I love! While I have mixed emotions of what lies ahead this year, the boys seemed eager to meet their new teachers and connect with old buddies. My guys walked out the door this morning with […] Read more…
Toronto now has a Mayor that I had the pleasure of speaking with over two years ago! We had been invited, like other Patient Ambassadors, to be a featured family at the SickKids Radiothon hosted on 1010. The boys and I sat down during John Tory’s “shift” in the Atrium at the hospital and recounted […] Read more…